Nayola

2022 Portuguese film
  • 13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) (Annecy)
  • 8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) (France)
  • 13 April 2023 (2023-04-13) (Portugal)
Running time
83 minutesCountriesPortugal
Netherlands
Belgium
FranceLanguagePortugueseBudget€3.2 million[1]

Nayola is a 2022 adult animated drama film directed by José Miguel Ribeiro in his directorial debut.[2] It is based on the play A Caixa Preta by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia Couto who co-wrote the script with Virgilio Almeida.[3][4] It tells the story of 3 women from 3 generations who lived through the tragic period of the Angolan civil war.[5] It is a co-production between Portugal, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.[6]

Synopsis

Three generations of Angolan women in a 25-year civil war (1975-2002). Nayola goes to the interior of Angola during the Civil War, in search of her husband who was reported missing in action. Somehow, three people inadvertently connect to this quest.[7]

Voice cast

The actors participating in this film are:[8][9][10]

  • Elisângela Rita as Nayola
  • Feliciana Délcia Guia as Yara
  • Vitória Adelino Dias Soares as Avó Lelena
  • Marinela Furtado as Masked Man
  • Raul do Rosário as Shooter
  • Catarina André as Soldier Woman
  • Ângelo Torres as The Boy
  • Ciomara Morais as Rapariga
  • Diogo David
  • Correia Adão
  • Adorado Mara

Release

Festival

Nayola had its world premiere on June 13, 2022, at the 46th Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[11] then screened on October 2, 2022, at the Hamburg Film Festival,[12] on November 21, 2022, at the Bucheon International Animation Festival,[13] on November 27, 2022, at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival,[14] on February 17, 2023, at the 42nd Brussels International Animated Film Festival, Anima[15] and April 2, 2023, at the 47th Cleveland International Film Festival.[16]

Theatrical

It was released commercially on March 8, 2023, in French theaters[17] to then expanded to the Angolan market on March 31, 2023[18] and Portuguese market on April 13, 2023.[19]

Reception

Critical reception

Wendy Ide from Screen International wrote: "Nayola is bold and thrilling storytelling which combines its forceful message about the legacy of living through war with an almost mythic quality."[20] Rob Alan from Backseat Mafia wrote: "Nayola is a moving animation which tracks three generations of women and the impact the war has on their lives [...] is impeccably made, featuring some inventive and beautiful animation."[21]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Cristal for a Feature Film Nayola Nominated [22][23]
Guadalajara International Film Festival Best International Animated Film Won [24]
São Paulo International Film Festival New Directors Competition - Best Film Nominated [25]
Best International Fiction Film - Audience Award Won
Silk Road International Film Festival Best Animated Film Nominated [26]
Bucheon International Animation Film Festival COCOMICS Music Prize Won [27]
DHL Diversity Prize Won
2023 Brussels International Animated Film Festival, Anima Best Feature Film Won [28]
2023 Quirino Awards Best Ibero-American Animated Feature Film Won [29][30]
Best Visual Development Nominated
Stuttgart Intl. Festival of Animated Film Best Animated Feature Won [31]
2024 Platino Awards Best Animated Film Pending [32]

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  4. ^ "Istanbul: "Nayola" at the Canlandiranlar International Animation Film Festival". Embassy of Portugal in Türkiye. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  5. ^ "Nayola, the animated film that tells the tumultuous history of Angola". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
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  32. ^ "'La sociedad de la nieve' lidera las nominaciones de los Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano 2024". Cinemanía. 14 March 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
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